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Nüwa and Fuxi in Chinese Mythology: Compass & Square

September 17, 2008 – 10:41 am

Hugh Nibley gave a lecture in 1975 on “Sacred Vestments” which was later transcribed and included in the collected works volume Temple and Cosmos (pgs. 91-132).  The entire paper is fascinating, and highly recommended reading.  One of the things he wrote about were certain Chinese artifacts which had been found depicting two mythological gods, Nüwa [...]

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Words: Mysticism & Orientation

July 15, 2008 – 6:47 am

I think many times our culture produces preconceptions or stereotypes about words, images, cultures, forms, meanings, etc., that may not actually be true.  I have found this to be the case with the word mysticism.  Oft times I think we associate this word with gypsies, palm readers, fortune tellers, monks, or other so-called strange or [...]

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Temple as a Scale-Model of the Universe

April 4, 2008 – 5:38 pm

Several scholars, both LDS and members of other faiths, have noted that the temple is a model of the universe:

The temple is a scale model of the universe…
…the temple represents the principle of ordering the universe.
[The temple is] for the purpose of taking our bearings on the universe…
…the temple reflects things as they exist [...]

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